Vladislav

Sorry I'm not a helper for a fire stuff, just want to say you work with the beautiful truck! Seems like a lot of job. Good luck on the project! Vlad

The last pic is a killer! Did you need to shift all the switches in the dash to get it moving??

Thank you for the pics and the story, too interesting. It's done no worse than by a profy museum guide. Yea, special thanks for the goat!! The optics work perfect!

No, I still have it just in plans. Not shure the relationship with Ukraine "warming up" adds an easiness to such an adventure. I was told some stories from the man who were told by the man who were there. Yes, not direct ones. Nevertheless I was told those vehicles were in the yards since 1986 and were complete units for a long while. Now you can see the most of aluminium parts are gone. That's due to local's activity. They took some gooddies off including iron pieces and add them into new produced steel and alloys. Nobody can find out minor quantities of. Or maybe can. The tracked vehicle is the one of my favorite units. It's called ATT wich means Artillery Traktor Heavy ("Tiajoly"). Basically it doesn't have a tank chassis, its drive spockets are in the front, not like on the most of tanks. Big V12 diesel engine is of the tank type indeed. The same about tracks. The production started right after the war and for about 20 years long. Don't know how long for sure though. Basical vehicle was a traktor with a multy purpose military body of the kind the most American military trucks of the WW2 time had. There were also 2 versions of digging machines. One to make a cavit to keep a big vehicle (the one on the pic Paul posted) and the different digger with a big rotor to make trenches for troops. The unit with a krane on its back you saw in the movie was a big dozer to build roadways for troops walking to their new positions. It could form relatively easy way through a forest or other hard conditions with a speed of a walking man (troop). The dozer blade could be formed straight or could be splined to right or left for snow ploughing. Or could be splined left part to the left and R to R to clear up everything in front of it building a road. I myself hadn't been drafted but got a military education as a part of the high school study. Those machines were the part of my military speciality (along with mines). I was lucky having a chance to drive it off-road. Too sorry only once but for about a couple of miles through the lap deep mud. The only thing I can say it worth all the study time!

Both dogs are nice but the super one has color brighter Congrats on the purchase.

We had some talks about it a bit earlier http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/41092-nju-on-cl/

Wineries with no grapes on? Winter...? Wonder how many people (with all their truck and other collections) could that land contein? Tim, great advertizement work so far

I suppose stories like that are going to be pretty common in the nearest future. Good shooter but right at the moment he's in trouble.

Congrats on the increase of the dog house!

Unfortunately I missed a chance to know how those things were nice in good old days but now it seems like Volvo's ship those vent windows to Sweden and than back for the cost they offer them.

Seems like it can keep its position without kickstand. Neat little Mack

The configuration opposit the drive gear is the torque limiter if I'm not wrong. I have the description of Garwood winch in the manual of military Mack NM. The one you have looks generally similar. PM me if you want it scanned.

Jim, thank you for the detailed shots. There is not many ... a.. uhh... ANY Bulldogs in my neighbourhood to look over.

Low rider The lights work is Ok. Not to the honor to the man who built it but the price he offered it for is good for Packard 288 Inline Flat Head 8.

The rollback is a cool thing. Worth the cost if take to account it's qute modern truck with classic rebuild well done. LF wrecker was for sale about a year back and for about the same money. B model tandem looks nice and tough but seems a way out of reasonable request. L firetruck is faded candy. Sometimes you might think you better don't open ebay. Much easier when you're out of possibility to shake your pocket.

....together with all the treasures you keep in all your barns It's not too difficult to move yourself. Tim, thank you for one more bunch of eye relaxers!

It took me about an hour off all other affairs to dig into that parts list. Alot of attractions but I have some doubts on shipping costs. Looks like natives might have some joy with the stuff offered. As for Mack MH you can note they have the battery box bottoms in their stock Thank you for sharing.

Hmmm... I almost ordered 4 of 7-1/2's. Haven't them recieved yet so have no experience of putting on.

I'm not a great specialist but I think 11.24.5 rims never exist. If you mean 11 is the width.

Spokes could be saved on the rears on my personal taste but it turned out like a sharp looking truck. Congratulations!

Quite interesting. It painted red as well as the one wich was on ebay a couple of years back and than went to Australia. Nice to see one more in existance.

What the hell is going on... Illegals may voting... But this means they votes are illegal! From its origin!! Unbelevable BS. Maybe things like that aren't my business and I should keep my attention to issues in my neck of the woods although some facts of your life American guys seem to me way out of line. And I'm pretty sure my gvnt always try to get everything "the best" from the world's leading countries so if I read about any BS on here I may find it out locally in the future.

Have a great day!

Lund visor looks nicer on a R model on my mind but the Aussie style one is a pretty good thing being installed on Aussie Mack. It makes it look it's special way together with a bull bar, high air intake and so on. Just my point of view though.

What a great find! Congrats, have a ball with it. As for the pics of the Ford wrecker I think it was posted in the gallery on here. Wonder how much work was invested into it.